HL incident on 2014-05-02 — TX

Operator
Kinder Morgan Co2 Co. Lp
Cause
Equipment Failure
Commodity
Co2 (Carbon Dioxide)
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities 0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$2,300
Incident datetime
2014-05-02 07:20
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
On may 2, 2014 at 7:20 cst the controller recieved an alarm that a relief valve was flowing. Upon review of the alarm, the controller shut down the pipe at mccamey sation at 7:30 cst. Personnel arrived on site at 8:20 cst and found that a relief valve had failed open. The valve was replaced and the line was restarted at 9:30 cst. Upon further investigation it was noted that the spring release inside the valve vault was worn and had caused the failure.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2014-05-30 00:00:00
Iyear
2014
Report Number
20140216
Supplemental Number
20176
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
Name
Kinder Morgan Co2 Co. Lp
Operator Street Address
1001 Louisiana St, Suite 1000
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77002
Local Datetime
2014-05-02 07:20:00
Location Latitude
Location Longitude
Commodity Released Type
Co2 (Carbon Dioxide)
Unintentional Release Bbls
2066
Intentional Release Bbls
0
Recovered Bbls
0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Cpm Leak Detection System Or Scada-Based Information (Such As Alarm(S), Alert(S), Event(S), And/or Volume Calculations)
Incident Identified Datetime
2014-05-02 07:20:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2014-05-02 07:20:00
Restart Datetime
2014-05-02 09:30:00
On Site Datetime
2014-05-02 08:20:00
Nrc Rpt Num
Nrc Notification Not Required
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Mccamey Station
Segment Name
Central Basin Pipeline
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
79752
Onshore City Name
Mccamey
Onshore County Name
Upton
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
Block Valve 9
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Incident Area Subtype
Typical Aboveground Facility Piping Or Appurtenance
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Valve
Valve Type
Relief Valve
Installation Year
2010
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Other
Leak Type Other
Spring Release
Wildlife Impact Ind
No
Soil Contamination
No
Long Term Assessment
No
Remediation Ind
No
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
No
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
9310
Est Cost Prop Damage
2300
Est Cost Emergency
0
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
11610
Accident Psig
2095
Mop Psig
2500
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop
Pressure Restriction Ind
No
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Scada In Place Ind
Yes
Scada Operating Ind
Yes
Scada Functional Ind
Yes
Scada Detection Ind
Yes
Scada Conf Ind
Yes
Cpm In Place Ind
No
Investigation Status
No, the operator did not find that an investigation of the controller(s) actions or control room issues was necessary due to: (provide an explanation for why the operator did not investigate)
Investigation Status Details
The controller responded accordingly based on alarm.
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Equipment Failure
Cause Details
Malfunction Of Control/relief Equipment
Eq Failure Type
Malfunction Of Control/relief Equipment
Relief Valve Ind
Yes
Additional Valve Ind
Yes
Preparer Name
D******* G******
Preparer Title
Engineer- Pipeline Compliance
Preparer Email
D****************@k***********.com
Preparer Telephone
713-420-5512
Prepared Date
2015-02-26 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
S**** M*****
Authorizer Telephone
713-369-8065
Authorizer Title
Director Of Operations And Engineering
Authorizer Email
S***********@k***********.com
Narrative
On may 2, 2014 at 7:20 cst the controller recieved an alarm that a relief valve was flowing. Upon review of the alarm, the controller shut down the pipe at mccamey sation at 7:30 cst. Personnel arrived on site at 8:20 cst and found that a relief valve had failed open. The valve was replaced and the line was restarted at 9:30 cst. Upon further investigation it was noted that the spring release inside the valve vault was worn and had caused the failure.
Report Received Date 2014-05-30 00:00:00
Iyear 2014
Report Number 20140216
Supplemental Number 20176
Report Type Supplemental Final
Operator Id 31555 PHMSA Enforcement
Name Kinder Morgan Co2 Co. Lp
Operator Street Address 1001 Louisiana St, Suite 1000
Operator City Name Houston
Operator State Abbreviation TX
Operator Postal Code 77002
Local Datetime 2014-05-02 07:20:00
Location Latitude 31.1158 Google Maps OpenStreetMap
Location Longitude -102.2931 Google Maps OpenStreetMap
Commodity Released Type Co2 (Carbon Dioxide)
Unintentional Release Bbls 2066
Intentional Release Bbls 0
Recovered Bbls 0
Fatality Ind No
Fatal 0
Injury Ind No
Injure 0
Accident Identifier Cpm Leak Detection System Or Scada-Based Information (Such As Alarm(S), Alert(S), Event(S), And/or Volume Calculations)
Incident Identified Datetime 2014-05-02 07:20:00
System Part Involved Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind Yes
Shutdown Datetime 2014-05-02 07:20:00
Restart Datetime 2014-05-02 09:30:00
On Site Datetime 2014-05-02 08:20:00
Nrc Rpt Num Nrc Notification Not Required NRC Report How to search
Ignite Ind No
Explode Ind No
Num Pub Evacuated 0
Pipe Fac Name Mccamey Station
Segment Name Central Basin Pipeline
Onshore State Abbreviation Tx
Onshore Postal Code 79752
Onshore City Name Mccamey
Onshore County Name Upton
Designated Location Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name Block Valve 9
Federal No
Location Type Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type Aboveground
Incident Area Subtype Typical Aboveground Facility Piping Or Appurtenance
Crossing No
Pipe Facility Type Interstate
Item Involved Valve
Valve Type Relief Valve
Installation Year 2010
Material Involved Carbon Steel
Release Type Leak
Leak Type Other
Leak Type Other Spring Release
Wildlife Impact Ind No
Soil Contamination No
Long Term Assessment No
Remediation Ind No
Water Contam Ind No
Could Be Hca No
Commodity Reached Hca No
Est Cost Oper Paid 0
Est Cost Gas Released 9310
Est Cost Prop Damage 2300
Est Cost Emergency 0
Est Cost Environmental 0
Est Cost Other 0
Prpty 11610
Accident Psig 2095
Mop Psig 2500
Accident Pressure Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop
Pressure Restriction Ind No
Pipeline Function > 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Scada In Place Ind Yes
Scada Operating Ind Yes
Scada Functional Ind Yes
Scada Detection Ind Yes
Scada Conf Ind Yes
Cpm In Place Ind No
Investigation Status No, the operator did not find that an investigation of the controller(s) actions or control room issues was necessary due to: (provide an explanation for why the operator did not investigate)
Investigation Status Details The controller responded accordingly based on alarm.
Employee Drug Test Ind No
Contractor Drug Test Ind No
Cause Equipment Failure
Cause Details Malfunction Of Control/relief Equipment
Eq Failure Type Malfunction Of Control/relief Equipment
Relief Valve Ind Yes
Additional Valve Ind Yes
Preparer Name D******* G******
Preparer Title Engineer- Pipeline Compliance
Preparer Email D****************@k***********.com
Preparer Telephone 713-420-5512
Prepared Date 2015-02-26 00:00:00
Authorizer Name S**** M*****
Authorizer Telephone 713-369-8065
Authorizer Title Director Of Operations And Engineering
Authorizer Email S***********@k***********.com
Narrative On may 2, 2014 at 7:20 cst the controller recieved an alarm that a relief valve was flowing. Upon review of the alarm, the controller shut down the pipe at mccamey sation at 7:30 cst. Personnel arrived on site at 8:20 cst and found that a relief valve had failed open. The valve was replaced and the line was restarted at 9:30 cst. Upon further investigation it was noted that the spring release inside the valve vault was worn and had caused the failure.

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